Note that Jiffy Pop is supposed to be used for popping corn on a stove, not a campfire. If your campfire ring includes a grill, though, just place a griddle (you do have a cast iron griddle, don’t you?) on the grill and it will pop just fine. We have even used Jiffy Pop directly on the grill with decent results as long as the flames of the fire weren’t too close, which tends to burn the kernels in the thin Jiffy Pop container.

I would think that sort of experimentation would be welcomed in that 1) there is already some data available on the level of success to expect, 2) burners seem quite adept at devising creative ways to push the envelope and do what was once thought of as pure fantasy, and 3) he has just engaged in a harmless ritual of his own making that holds meaning for him.

What's the worst that could happen? Either the guy figures out a way to use BM energy to bring his corn yet to be popped to life, or he finds that in this case, the suits in the ConAgra test kitchen were right and he completes the learning experience by consuming the unpalatable char and finding out the many alternative ways to pop corn over a campfire that does not involve future Jiffy Pop purchases

"We are here to help each other get through this thing, whatever it is." — Mark Vonnegut

I like LanceThruster! The vocabulary and sentence structure, not to mention scientific / technical writing ability, make me swoon...No shit. I wonder which of you filthy fuckers is gonna pick up on the double entendre of that name....

He's a mystery wrapped in a riddle, inside an enigma, painted in hot pants. - SavannahPropane ToysHow to do it wrong:

My advise is to microwave your popcorn and be done with it. Jiffy Popping it on "...the still hot ashes of the Man...' is such a remarkably bad idea I wonder sometimes if the Darwin Awards weren't thought up for people like you.

Not to pile-on Dr. Pyro (who, as it was pointed out previously, should be using his advanced degree to promote the burning of *more* things, not less), but it's quite possible that if he followed his own advice and placed the metallic Jiffy Pop container in a microwave and used the technological magic of the high energy radiation burn, he might be a contender for a Darwin Award himself ( posthumously even)...or does that already explain the hair?

And a big thank you to all the well-wishers and wish-wellers.

"We are here to help each other get through this thing, whatever it is." — Mark Vonnegut

My advise is to microwave your popcorn and be done with it. Jiffy Popping it on "...the still hot ashes of the Man...' is such a remarkably bad idea I wonder sometimes if the Darwin Awards weren't thought up for people like you.

Not to pile-on Dr. Pyro (who, as it was pointed out previously, should be using his advanced degree to promote the burning of *more* things, not less), but it's quite possible that if he followed his own advice and placed the metallic Jiffy Pop container in a microwave and used the technological magic of the high energy radiation burn, he might be a contender for a Darwin Award himself ( posthumously even)...or does that already explain the hair?

And a big thank you to all the well-wishers and wish-wellers.

I don't know Dr. Pyro, but he seems to be somewhat respected around here. But his comment lowered the median level of respect I give all humans to nearly zero. Burners (humans) can be such douchebags. While I know that he was concerned about MOOP, I think he failed to recognize the fact that you too were worried about MOOP. Doesn't he realize that his comment makes me want to freely SPEW popcorn everywhere next year?

Foxfur wrote:I like LanceThruster! The vocabulary and sentence structure, not to mention scientific / technical writing ability, make me swoon...No shit. I wonder which of you filthy fuckers is gonna pick up on the double entendre of that name....

crimeny, I just decided to read this.........I'm so behind the curve. dang.cripes, Ff, it only took about 1.2 seconds for me to smuterize his name.